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Panama Workers, Police Clash; Hundreds Arrested
Friday, February 15, 2008 10:00:00 PM
PANAMA CITY—Nearly 300 protesters were arrested in Panama Friday as construction workers clashed with police for the third day running over the shooting death of a fellow worker earlier this week.A ...   Full Story
 

U.N. Urges Dominicans to Ban Cockfights to Halt Bird Flu
Friday, February 15, 2008 8:12:00 PM
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization has urged the Dominican Republic to ban cockfights to stop the spread of bird flu in the Caribbean country.   Full Story
 

Castro, McCain Spar Over Cuban Torture in Vietnam
Monday, February 11, 2008 6:50:00 PM
Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro took on front-running Republican presidential candidate John McCain Monday, accusing him of lying about Cubans torturing American prisoners of war in Vietnam.   Full Story
 

Asset Freeze Latest Setback for Latin American Left
Friday, February 08, 2008 8:10:00 PM
CARACAS—A move by Exxon Mobil Corp to freeze billions of dollars of Venezuelan assets highlights a backlash to Latin American energy nationalization, but also fuels leftist governments' accusation ...   Full Story
 

Belize Elects First Black Leader, Ousts Incumbent
Friday, February 08, 2008 8:06:00 AM
BELIZE CITY—Belize elected Dean Barrow as its first black prime minister, final results showed Friday, as the small Central American nation ended a decade of one-party rule marked by graft scandals an ...   Full Story
 

Cubans Vote for Parliament That Could Retire Castro
Sunday, January 20, 2008 10:00:00 PM
HAVANA—Cubans voted in parliamentary elections Sunday that could start a transition to a post-Castro government in Cuba after half a century of rule by the Communist revolutionary.Even though he ha ...   Full Story
 

Colombian Boy, Born Captive, at Center of Mystery
Thursday, January 03, 2008 9:40:00 PM
BOGOTA—A child born captive in a rebel camp is at the center of a bitter dispute between Colombia's government, which says the boy was abused and then freed, and Marxist guerrillas who say they st ...   Full Story
 

Colombia Hostage Deal Close to Collapse
Monday, December 31, 2007 9:47:00 PM
A delicate mission to free three hostages held by Colombian guerrillas was close to collapse on Monday as the government and rebel leaders accused each other of trying to kill the deal.   Full Story
 

One Survivor, Three Dead in Panama Plane Crash
Tuesday, December 25, 2007 8:23:00 PM
Rescue crews in Panama found an American girl Tuesday who survived a plane crash that killed the other three people on board, including a wealthy California investor, authorities said.   Full Story
 

Tropical Storm Olga Kills 38 in Caribbean
Friday, December 14, 2007 8:11:00 PM
The discovery of the bodies of 12 Haitians who drowned on a farm in the Dominican Republic raised the death toll from Tropical Storm Olga to at least 38, authorities said on Friday.   Full Story
 

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